Us Amongst The Rest

Us Amongst The Rest is an English hard rock band from York, England. The band has shared stages with Heaven's Basement^[2] and were at a show with members of Asking Alexandria in their hometown of York to perform a secret DJ set.^[3] Us Amongst The Rest recorded their debut studio album at Innersound Studios. It was released in 2014. The name of the band derives from an ironic perception that all new bands sound the same.^[1]

Us Amongst The Rest
Us Amongst The Rest
Background information
Origin	York, North Yorkshire, England
Genres	Hard rock, post-hardcore, alternative rock
Years active	2012 (2012)–present
Members	Karl Sandor Paul Fernandez Danny Beardmore Dan Stockdale[1]
Website	www.uatrband.com

Media

Us Amongst The Rest's debut BBC radio broadcast was on "Introducing" Jericho Keys' BBC Radio York show on 10 August 2013 when he played the track "Fields of Fray".^[4] This was followed this up by playing the re-mastered version of the track "Fields of Fray" during the following show on 25 January 2014 being played before The Voice contestant Beth McCarthy.^[5] It was during this show Jericho Keys announced the band's plans to completely re-record the album on self release.^[5] Bearded described the "Fields of Fray" as "Hauntingly good. Phenomenal."^[6] The band were interviewed in January 2014 by Hassle Magazine and cited their main musical influences as Alter bridge and Alexisonfire.^[1]

Debut album

Us Amongst The Rest recorded their debut album at Innersound Studios, York, and it was produced by Sam and Joe Grave^[7] (who have notably worked with Glamour of the Kill, With One Last Breath, Axewound, Asking Alexandria, Deaf Havana and Yashin).^[8] The release date was 29 September 2014.

References

1. "Hassle Magazine Interview". Hassle Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
2. "Heaven's Basement at Fibbers (08 Sep 12) with Scream Arena, Us Amongst the Rest, and Velvet Star". Songkick. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
3. "Us Amongst The Rest". UATRBand. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
4. "Jericho Key's Playlist August 10th 2013". BBC Radio. 10 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
5. "Jericho Key's Playlist January 25th 2014". BBC Radio. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
6. King, Louis (11 December 2013). "Us Amongst The Rest – Fields of Fray (Hill Farm) | Bearded Magazine". Bearded Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
7. "Us Amongst The Rest". UATRBand. 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
8. "Innersound Studios - Acaster Malbis, York - Music production, Bands & musicians - About | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.